Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Acting
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as HitRecord on TV (2014–15) and Create Together (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program. Born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family, he began his acting career as a child, appearing in the films A River Runs Through It (1992), Holy Matrimony (1994), and Angels in the Outfield (1994), which earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. He played the role of Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) for which he received three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He had a supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and voiced Jim Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002) before taking a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped out in 2004 to resume his acting career. Since returning to acting, he has starred in Manic (2001), Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), The Lookout (2007), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Inception (2010), Hesher (2010), Premium Rush (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). He portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk (2015) and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden (2016). In 2020, he starred in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2013, he wrote and directed Don Jon, a comedy-drama film that was released to critical acclaim, earning him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. He previously directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in 2010: Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo. In 2021, he wrote, directed and starred in the comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
Known for
Acting138
moviePendulum
2027
Patrick
movieWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Baseball Announcer (voice)
movieParadise Records
2025
The Negotiator
movieKiller Heat
2024
Nick Bali
movieBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
Detective Bobby Abbott
movieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
tvPoker Face
2023
Trey Nelson
movieGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Hourly Dong (voice)
moviePinocchio
2022
Jiminy Cricket (voice)
movieA Forest Haunt
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
tvSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
Travis 'TK' Kalanick
tvThat's My Jam
2021
Self - Guest
tvLast Meals
2021
Self
tvWolfboy and the Everything Factory
2021
Luxcraft (voice)
tvMr. Corman
2021
Josh Corman
movieThe Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
Richard Schultz
tvCreate Together
2020
Self - Host
movie7500
2019
Tobias Ellis
movieKnives Out
2019
Detective Hardrock (voice)
tvExplained
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieStar Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Slowen Lo (voice)
tvComrade Detective
2017
Iosif Baciu (voice)
movieSnowden
2016
Edward Snowden
movieThe Walk
2015
Philippe Petit
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
movieThe Interview
2014
Self (uncredited)
tvHitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
Self - Host / Self
movieVinegar
2013
Vinny (voice)
movieDon Jon
2013
Jon Martello, Jr.
movieLincoln
2012
Robert Lincoln
tvThe Mindy Project
2012
Matt Sherman
movie50/50
2011
Adam Lerner
movieElektra Luxx
2011
Bert Rodriguez
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
movieInception
2010
Arthur
movieMorgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
2010
Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
movieMorgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
2010
Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
movieHesher
2010
Hesher
movieUncertainty
2009
Bobby
movieWomen in Trouble
2009
Bert Rodriguez
movieG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
The Doctor / Rex
Big Breaks
2008
Todd Sterling
movieKillshot
2008
Richie Nix
movieMiracle at St. Anna
2008
Tim Boyle
movieThe Brothers Bloom
2008
Bar Patron
movieStop-Loss
2008
Tommy Burgess
movieThe Lookout
2007
Chris Pratt
movieBrick
2006
Brendan Frye
movieShadowboxer
2005
Dr. Don
movieMysterious Skin
2005
Neil McCormick
tvNumb3rs
2005
Scott Reynolds
movieLatter Days
2004
Elder Paul Ryder
movieTreasure Planet
2002
Jim Hawkins (voice)
movieManic
2002
Lyle
Nudes in the News
2002
Tommy Solomon (archive footage)
movieForever Lulu
2000
Martin Ellsworth
tvClick
2000
Self
movie10 Things I Hate About You
1999
Cameron James
tvThat '70s Show
1998
Buddy
tvThe View
1997
Self - Guest
movieThe Juror
1996
Oliver
tv3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Tommy Solomon
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Zach Henniger / Teenage Boy
movieThe Great Elephant Escape
1995
Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
movieGregory K
1993
Gregory Kingsley
tvDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Zack Lawson
movieA River Runs Through It
1992
Young Norman
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self / Presenter
movieBeethoven
1992
Student #1
tvThe Powers That Be
1992
Pierce Van Horne
moviePlymouth
1991
Simon
movieHi Honey - I'm Dead
1991
Josh Stadler
movieChanges
1991
Matt Hallam
tvDark Shadows
1991
Daniel Collins / David Collins / Daniel Collins / David Collins
tvRoseanne
1988
George
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieStranger on My Land
1988
Rounder
tvL.A. Law
1986
Ricky Berg
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Boy #1
tvFamily Ties
1982
Dougie
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
movieWhite Night
James Jones
Directing12
tvMr. Corman
2021
Director
movieSleep Cycle
2014
Director
movieDon Jon
2013
Director
movieThe Blue Dildo
2012
Director
movieSparks
2009
Director
movieEscargots
2006
Director
Wingmen
Director
2034
Director
Production12
movieA Forest Haunt
2022
Executive Producer
tvWolfboy and the Everything Factory
2021
Executive Producer
tvMr. Corman
2021
Executive Producer
movieBand Together with Logic
2019
Executive Producer
tvHitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
Executive Producer
One Song
2014
Producer
movieLooper
2012
Executive Producer
movieSparks
2009
Producer
movieSovereign
Executive Producer
Wingmen
Producer
2034
Producer
Writing6
tvMr. Corman
2021
Writer
movieDon Jon
2013
Writer
movieThe Blue Dildo
2012
Writer
movieSparks
2009
Writer
Wingmen
Story
2034
Screenplay
Creator3
tvMr. Corman
2021
Creator
tvCreate Together
2020
Creator
Crew1
Editing1
Sound1
tvMr. Corman
2021
Songs